Purses



Sept. 15, 1959 j ER 2,904,090

PURSES Filed June 25, 1956 IN VEN TOR. U214 m5 2005526 BYQ/W T United States Patent PURSES Julius Rudberg, L'os Angeles, Calif.

Application June 25, 1956, Serial No. 594,079

7 Claims. (Cl. 150-28) 0 This invention relates to a purse, and particularly to a purse which is compact, economically made, and easily carried.

It is an object of this invention to provide a purse which may be quickly and easily fabricated.

It is another object of this invention to provide a purse which is very compact and yet which efficiently carries most small essential items for a business man or woman.

It is another object of this invention to provide a purse having provision for separately accommodating bills, coins, and cards.

It is another object of this invention to provide a simple, compact purse having a readily accessible compartment for accommodating cards, such as drivers licenses, business cards, and credit cards.

It is a further object of this invention to provide 'a purse including a pouch cut from a single piece of foldable sheet material and formed without any sewing or bonding whatever.

In accordance with these and other objects which will become apparent hereinafter, a preferred form of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a purse constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thepurse of Fig. 1 showing the opposite face thereof;

Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on line 33 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the band and clip forming a part of the purse;

Fig. 5 is a view of the foldable sheet of material from which the pouch forming a part of the purse is made; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the pouch in process of formation.

Referring to the drawing, the purse of the present invention is shown comprising a pouch 11 encircled and held together by a rigid band 12.

The pouch 11 is formed of a single sheet of foldable material cut, as shown in Fig. 5, to form: a front flap 13; a back flap 14 connected integrally to the front flap at a line 16 forming the bottom of the pouch; a closing flap 17 connected to the back flap 14 at a fold line 18 representing the top of the pouch; and a pair of lateral flaps 19 connected to the front flap 13 at the respective sides thereof represented by the fold lines 21. The sheet of material is preferably a leather-like sheet made of one of the common modern plastics.

The sheet of material is made into the pouch 11 by first folding the back flap 14 upward along the line 16, then folding the lateral flaps 19 around the sides of the back flap 14-, as shown in Fig. 6. The closing flap 17 may then be folded over the top edge of the front flap 13, as shown in Fig. 2.

The rigid band 12, which is preferably made of a fiat strip of metal, bent into a somewhat flattened loop, is then slipped over the pouch 11 to encircle it laterally, as shown in Fig. 2. In this position the band 12 serves to keep the lateral flaps 19 folded around the back flap 14,

Patented Sept. 15, 1959 2 and also provides a lip beneath which the closing flap 17 may be selectively tucked: and untucked to close and open the, pouch 11. As will be readily apparent, during assembly of the purse the band 12 may be slipped over the pouch 11 either before or after the closing flap. 17 is folded down over the front flap 13 to. close the pouch.

In order to stiffen the purse and overlie or close a gap 22 between the two lateral flaps 19, a rigid back 23 is secured to the back of the band 12 and extends longitudinally along the pouch 11. The back 23 is preferably made of a strip of metal generally similar to that from which the band 12 is formed. To avoid sharp. edges and give a neater appearance, the, end of the back 23. is rounded, as shown at 24. The back 23 also provides a convenient means for securing together the ends of the strip of metal which forms the band 12. As best seen in Fig. 3, the back 23 spans the two: ends 26 of the loop forming the band 12, and is bonded thereto as by welding, shown at 27 to hold the loop or band 12 together.

The lateral flaps 19, and to some extent the back 23, form, together with the outer surface of the back fiap 14, a fiat tube-like appendage at the back of the pouch 11 into which cards, such as business cards and credit cards, exemplified at 28, may be kept. The compartment thus formed, While giving full protection to the cards, is readily accessible from both ends, so that cards may be ejected from one end by pushing at the other end.

The back 23 forms one member of a money clip, the other member of which is a leaf spring 29 secured at its upper end 31 to the upper end of the back 23. The leaf spring 29 and back 23 are preferably formed of a single strip of spring steel bent back on itself at 31, with a loop 32 being formed at the bend to insure that the two members will press firmly against each other and thus form a tight clip for firm retention of even a single bill. To simplify insertion of bills into the clip the free end of the spring 29 is turned up and rounded, as shown at 30.

In order to insure that the interior of the pouch 11 will be large enough to hold an appreciable quantity of solid objects, such as coins, the front portion of the band 12 is given an appreciable are, as shown in Fig. 3. In addition, the back of the band 12 is bent forwardly at each edge of the back 23, as shown at 32. This provides increased interior volume for the pouch 11.

From the above description it will be seen that this invention provides, in simple economic manner: a pouch for receiving coins and the like; a clip for receiving bills and the like; and a protected flat compartment for holding, with ready accessibility, drivers licenses, business and credit cards, and the like.

While the instant invention has been shown and described herein in what is conceived to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is recognized that departures may be made therefrom within the scope of the invention, which is therefore not to be limited to the details disclosed herein but is to be accorded the full scope of the claims.

What is claimed is 1. Purse comprising a foldable sheet having a front flap, a back flap connected to said front flap at the common bottom thereof, a closing flap connected to said back flap at the top thereof, and a pair of lateral flaps connected to said front flap at the respective sides thereof; said sheet being folded into a pouch by being folded on itself at said common bottom, said lateral flaps being folded around said back flap, said closing flap being folded over said front flap; and a rigid band loosely and laterally encircling said pouch, keeping said lateral flaps in folded position around said back flap, and providing a lip beneath which said closing flap may be selectively tucked and untucked to close and open said pouch, said band forming a flattened loop having a substantially flat itself at said common bottom, said lateral flaps being folded around said back flap, said closing flap being folded over said front flap; a rigid band loosely and laterally encircling said pouch, keeping said lateral fl-aps in folded position around said back flap, providing a lip beneath which said closing flap may be selectively tucked and untucked to close and open said pouch and a rigid back extending transversely of and secured to'said band and overlying the free ends of saidflaps and serving to stifien the purse and with said lateral flaps forming a flat-tube-like partition compartment in which cards and the like may be kept.

3. Purse according to claim 2 wherein said band is formed of a strip of material bent into a loop to form the band, said back being bonded to the contiguous ends of said strip to hold said loop together.

4. Purse according to claim 2 including a leaf spring secured at one end to an end of said back and overlying and pressing against said back to form a clip in which paper money may be retained.

5. Purse according to claim 4 wherein said leaf spring is a continuation of said back, said continuation being folded back over said back, I

6. Purse comprising a pouch made of pliant material having a front flap, a back flap connected to said front flap at the common bottom; thereof, a closing flap connected to said back flap at the top thereof, and a pair of lateral flaps connected to said front flap at the respective sides thereof; said material being folded into a pouch by being folded on itself at said common bottom, said closing flap being folded over said front flap, said lateral flaps being folded inwardly adjacent said back flap, a rigid band laterally and loosely encircling said pouch and providing a lip beneath which said closing flap may be selectively tucked and untucked to close and open said pouch, and a rigid back extending transversely of and secured to said band and longitudinally of the pouch, said back serving to stiffen the purse, and providing with said lateral flaps and back flap a compartment in which cards and the like may be kept.

7. Purse in accordance with claim 6 including a leaf spring secured at one end to an end of said back and overlying and'pressing against said back to form a clip in which paper money may be retained.

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